verb
- past tense of bluff; deceived someone by pretending to have knowledge, strength, or confidence that one does not actually possess
Examples
- He bluffed his way through the job interview despite lacking experience.
- She bluffed about knowing how to play poker and won the first hand.
- The student bluffed when asked about the reading assignment.
- They bluffed the guards into thinking they had official clearance.
- He bluffed about his poker hand but was eventually called out.
- She successfully bluffed her opponents in the negotiation.